by Travis Martin | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ever consider playing poker blindfolded?That’s essentially how trading agricultural goods with China works.The country of over 1.3 billion people has been doing its best to hold its ag industry cards close to its chest.Consider the handling of its rebound from African...
by Travis Martin | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
China appears to be using the Pac-Man strategy for buying corn. It’s pretty simple… Gobble up everything in sight. By the numbers: In the 2020-2021 marketing year (ends on Aug. 31), China has agreed to purchase 22.8 million tonnes of U.S. corn. 56% of that had...
by Travis Martin | Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
The pandemic might be winding down, but its effects on the ag supply chain are still ramping up. Herbicides and fungicides are the latest to face supply constraints due to pandemic production delays, shipping bottlenecks, and increased demand. While the popular...
by Travis Martin | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
China pork producers are playing a never-ending game of Whack-a-Mole with African Swine Fever [ASF]. Three years into the war against the global swine virus, the Asian nation faces new cases in its own backyard and in neighboring countries. Where things stand… Since...
by Travis Martin | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Rural revitalization is the new name of the game for China. In the first policy announcement following the Lunar New Year Holiday, China’s agriculture minister announced agtech self-sufficiency as a top state issue. The goal? Get 200 million mostly small-scale farms...
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